Vaccination Chart For Babies in South Africa
The South African vaccination schedule is set to be in line with recommendations from the world health organization.
The (WHO) Expanded Programme of Immunization (EPI) firmly encourages vaccination against the following deadly diseases.
- Measles
- Polio
- Pertussis (whooping cough)
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Tuberculosis
The below chart is the EPI recommended schedule for vaccinations of South African babies.
| Age | Vaccine | Common name | Fights Against |
| Birth | OPV (0) | Oral polio vaccine (Trivalent) | Polio |
| Birth | BCG | Bacillus Calmette Guerin | Tuberculosis |
| 6 weeks | OPV (1) | Oral polio vaccine (Trivalent) | Polio |
| 6 weeks | RV (1) | Rotavirus vaccine | Rotavirus |
| 6 weeks | PCV (1) | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine | Pneumococcal diseases |
| 6 weeks | DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (1) | Pentavalent Vaccine (5-in-one) | Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis (whooping cough), inactivated polio vaccine, haemophilus influenzae type B |
| 10 weeks | DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (2) | Pentavalent Vaccine (5-in-one) | Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B |
| 14 weeks | RV (2) | Rotavirus vaccine | Rotavirus |
| 14 weeks | PCV (2) | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine | Pneumococcal diseases |
| 14 weeks | DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (3) | Pentavalent Vaccine (5-in-one) | Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B |
| 6 months | Measles Vaccine (1) | Measles Vaccine | Measles |
| 9 months | PCV (3) | Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine | Pneumococcal diseases |
| 12 months | Measles Vaccine (2) | Measles Vaccine | Measles |
| 18 months | DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV (4) | Pentavalent Vaccine (5-in-one) | Diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, polio, haemophilus influenzae type B |
| 6 years | Td Vaccine | Tetanus and reduced strength of Diphtheria Vaccine | Tetanus, diphtheria |
| 12 years | Td Vaccine | Tetanus and reduced strength of Diphtheria Vaccine | Tetanus, diphtheria |
Abbreviations and administration:
- OPV: Oral polio vaccine is administered orally via drops.
- BCG: Bacille Calmette Guerin vaccine is administered via injection on the right arm
- HBV: Hepatitis B vaccine is administered intra muscular via the left thigh.
- RV: Rotavirus vaccine is administered orally via drops.
- Td vaccine: Tetanus & reduced amount of diphtheria vaccine is administered intra muscular via the left arm.
- Tdap-IPV: (Quadrivalent): Tetanus & reduced amounts of diphtheria and acellular pertussis with inactivated polio vaccine is administered intra muscular via the left thigh.
- DTaP: Diphtheria, tetanus and acellular pertussis vaccine is administered intra muscular via the left thigh.
- DTaP-IPV-Hib-HBV: (Hexavalent): Diphtheria, tetanus, acellular pertussis / inactivated polio / Haemophilus influenzae type b and hepatitis B vaccine. Is administered intra muscular via the left thigh.
- HPV: Human papillomavirus vaccine is administered intra muscular via the left thigh.
- MCV: Meningococcal (Groups A, C, W and Y) polysaccharide diphtheria toxoid conjugate vaccine is administered intra muscular via the left thigh.
- MMR: Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is administered subcutaneously via the left thigh.
- PCV: Pneumococcal conjugated vaccine is administered intra muscular via the left thigh.
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